Welcome to our class Wiki young inquistive minds! This Wiki aims to explore the culture of North Africa at the seventh grade level. A blend of interesting information, pictures and related links will be combined to create a fun and meaningful learning experience. Hope you will all enjoy this experience!


North African culture is rich and diverse in traditions, settings, religions and languages. These different characteristics combine to create a unique cultural context in the region that is representative of the local and surrounding regions. Culture is composed of unique cultural elements that work to create a particular cultural context. These elements vary depending on the region. The elements of culture range from religious traditions to language usage to work areas. The cultural elements of North Africa will be discussed in detail in this Wiki. Moreover, the factors that contribute to cultural change will also be explored in this blog!



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Culture of North Africa






Elements of Culture
Elements of Culture




This Wiki is designed to be a fun and collaborative educational instrument for learning about the culture of North Africa. Students will be divided into two groups composed of two group member each, where each group will receive a topic where they will answer questions. Please access the page you are assigned to as indicated at the bottom of this page and add to the assignment as much as you can by using the “edit this page” icon. Enjoy!



Group 1: Elements of Culture
  • Richard Debs
  • Nour Arkadan

Group 2: Cultural Change of North Africa
  • Dalia Ismail
  • Rayane Itani



References:

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Ford, C. (2011). Early world history- Indo-Europeans to the
Middle Ages. Retrieved October 29, 2011, from
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cfford/342worldhistoryearly.html__

Jacobs, H. H., & LeVasseur M. L. (2005). World studies Africa.
Massachusetts, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Indigenous Governance Toolkit. (2008) Retrieved December 21, 2011, from http://www.reconciliation.org.au/governance

Pinchon, J. P. (2004). Retrieved December 21, 2011, from
http://www.decorative-maps.com/map-artist-pinchon.html